Book excerpt: This book was created because of the courage and inspiration of a nine year old permanent care child who had experienced multiple foster family placements before finding her forever home, because she found the strength and the courage to tell her mother how she really felt on the inside! She was confused, sad, miserable, and overwhelmed by "Shame" on the inside and she had reached a point where she just wanted the confusion and the unhappiness to stop so that she could be free to live a happier life. This book is her story, all of the things she felt inside, and the conversations that she had with her mother that showed her that she was not alone in the way that she felt, and that her thoughts were just a projection of her greatest fears. Most importantly, it taught her that her thoughts did not reflect the person she really is, or the image of herself that her parents and other people saw in her mirror. The results that it inspired in her were truly breathtaking and we hope that it will inspire others to understand their own journey and escape the grasp of the Monster that they see in their own Mirror!